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Oarfish fins inspire new large underwater robot design
Original: Mysterious oarfish's fins inspire large underwater robot design
Engineers have developed a large underwater robot modelled on the oarfish, a long, ribbon-like deep-sea fish known for its distinctive dorsal fin. The design draws on the fish's fin-based propulsion to enable efficient movement at scale. Details of the robot's capabilities and intended applications have not been fully outlined in the available reporting.
Why now: The unusual bio-inspiration from a rarely seen deep-sea species makes the robotics advance newsworthy.
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